By Brigid Freeman, Senior Researcher (Education) and Academic Fellow and Oeendrila Lahiri, 2018
Many Australian and Indian higher education institutions have adopted new technologies, curriculum and pedagogies to introduce quality assured online learning. Some have longstanding expertise in open and distance education, while others have specialised in delivering high quality, face-to-face, regular mode teaching.
Each case study in this collection offers a distinctive perspective of success with online learning through different emphases and combinations of the key domains within the three broad APEC toolkit areas. They show how quality assured online learning in Australia and India is successfully emerging from innovative cultures and institutional practices and is reflected in healthy growth of student enrolments in higher education, professional development and lifelong learning. Together, they offer valuable insights for mutual learning and potential collaboration in online learning between higher education institutions in both countries.